Every time you look up, there’s a new smartwatch on the market that claims to be shiny and special like no piece of tech before. Is the Samsung Galaxy Watch 6 just one more in a long line of similar devices, or is it genuinely groundbreaking? You’ll want to know before you fork over your […]
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Not everyone is a fan of scales. They can make you obsess over your weight to an unhealthy degree, leading you to focus more on the number than whether you’re eating a balanced diet and getting enough exercise. Still, they have their place, and on those occasions, the Withings Body Smart Scale offers a more
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Some medical conditions get more attention than others. Perhaps it’s because they’re so common, they’re associated with someone famous, or there’s money to be made. Others, mostly the rarer kind, may struggle to find research funding. That’s where the orphan drug designation comes into play. It is this designation that may be helping one company
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All the things we normally say about obesity and fat loss being complicated are especially true with children. It’s even more difficult to establish a definition of what constitutes obesity, it’s even more important to avoid stigmatization, and sometimes all you need to do is wait for puberty and all the fat will disappear by
Part of the reason that exercising your muscles and getting them to grow can be complicated is that there are different types of muscle constructed in different ways. Which muscles are you focusing on, and how can you maximize their potential? Broadly speaking, there are three types of muscle. There’s the cardiac muscle, which is
Whether you’re eating a chili con carne from Mexico, jerk chicken with rice and peas from the Caribbean, a curry from India or a noodle dish from China, there’s a fair chance that chili is going to be a vital ingredient on your shopping list. Chili isn’t just a tasty, tongue-tingling addition, though. There has
It’s all very well saying you’re going to work out hard until you have the strong muscles you’ve always wanted, but that’s no good if the first thing that happens when you go into the gym is you pull something and immediately have to go rest. Occasional injuries may sometimes seem unavoidable when we exercise,
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There are lots of hormones involved in how we eat and whether we gain or lose weight. There are ghrelin and leptin, the hormones of hunger and satiety; there’s insulin with its influence over blood sugar; and there are glucocorticoids like cortisol impacting your metabolism, to name just a few. A less known contributor is
Everyone wishes they could see immediate results when they exercise, but realistically speaking, most of us realize that sustainable muscle growth is a long game. That’s why something like microloading, which allows you to push forward in smaller, more manageable increments, can be a great tool. When you first start doing strength training, it doesn’t
For most people who are trying to lose some weight, the advice remains the same: Diet and exercise, diet and exercise. It can get a bit dull hearing it over and over again, but these lifestyle changes are generally the simplest and most effective way to manage your weight and your health more generally. They
